Rune
Boy · ROON · Old Norse
Rune is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “secret, secret lore”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies) and 1,778th for boys in the US (90 babies).
What does Rune mean?
Old Norse: from Old Norse run
“secret, secret lore”
From Old Norse run, 'secret', also the word for a letter of the runic alphabet; a traditional Scandinavian boys' name.
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Is Rune a girl's or a boy's name?
Rune is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 26 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 90 boys in the US.
How popular is Rune in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 159% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Rune, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. 5 girls were also named Rune in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Rune of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Rune in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Rune in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales.
Rune in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Rune in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,778among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 134% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were named Rune, making it the 1,778th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 2001. 29 girls were also named Rune in 2025 (4,660th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Rune of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Rune in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24% of the babies named Rune in the US were girls.
Rune in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #1,778 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1,921 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
Names like Rune
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rafe Finn Rowan Ronan Rome Cove Reign Zayn Jude Zayd Remy Rayyan
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